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  • Beacon Learning Center: How Can We Move Our Principal?
    Educational site invites users to learn about the six types of simple machines by engaging them in a problem based situation. In this situation, students have to decide how to move their principal who has just hurt his foot.
  • Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
    These wooden, puppet-like machines operate on simple engineering: a turn crank. Watch them in action and see them in a full 360 degree view.
  • Edheads: Simple Machines
    At this site practice identifying simple machines that can be found in four different rooms of a house. Once that is completed, move on to the shed to figure out what kinds of simple machines work together in compound machines.
  • Harcourt Publishers: Simple Machines
    Engaging site encourages users to use their knowledge of simple machines to master this game. Be sure to read the instructions before you begin!
  • Oh No Lego Wedgies!
    This site provides a great definition of a wedge and pictures of wedges built with Lego's.
  • Simple Machine Resource Chart
    This site provides a chart that lists the six simple machines, defines them, explains how it helps and gives examples.
  • Spotlighting Simple Machines
    Simple machines such as inclined planes in wedges and screws are explained.